Su-34 Tactical Bomber: News #2

Νew Su-34 multipurpose bombers have entered the Eastern Military District's air unit in Khabarovsk.

https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/13127869

Does the platan targeting unit have FLIR and ability to track moving tanks with a laser?

The Russian Aerospace Forces received the first Su-34 front-line bombers in 2021

Bmpd's comment. Thus, we are talking about the delivery in November, presumably, of four front-line Su-34 bombers of the new construction of the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant - a branch of PJSC "Company" Sukhoi "in the structure of the 277th bomber aviation regiment of the 303rd mixed aviation division of the 11th based at the Khurba airfield (near Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Territory) 1st Red Banner Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Eastern Military District.

These are the first Su-34 aircraft built by NAZ in 2021 and received this year by the Russian Aerospace Forces. The overflights of these new aircraft (without the printed side numbers) were observed in Novosibirsk in October-November 2021.

Presumably, the first Su-34 aircraft built by NAZ under the new three - year contract for the construction of 24 Su-34 bombers concluded in June 2020 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC) . Apparently, the built aircraft have serial numbers from 12-01 to 12-04. With the delivery of these aircraft, the total number of built Su-34s is 143, including seven experimental and pre-production aircraft.

Earlier, the 277th Bomber Aviation Regiment in Khurb received 26 Su-34 aircraft in 2016-2017, with which two squadrons of the regiment were equipped (two of these Su-34s were lost in a collision on January 18, 2019 over the Tatar Strait). The third squadron of the regiment retained in service the front-line bombers Su-24M2, transferred to it during rearmament from two other squadrons. As you can understand, now the Su-34s have entered service with the third squadron to replace the Su-24M2, and, apparently, it is planned to completely re-equip the 277th regiment with Su-34 aircraft.

It should be noted that earlier in June 2021, the press service of the Central Military District reported that by the end of this year, the 2nd Guards Mixed Aviation Orsha Red Banner Regiment of the 21st Mixed Aviation Division of the 14th Smolensk Red Banner Army of the Air Force and Air Defense should receive the first eight modernized front-line bombers Su-34M, based at the Shagol airfield (Chelyabinsk). Until now, there is no information about such a receipt and, in general, the reliability of this announcement is unclear. Now the 2nd Guards Mixed Aviation Regiment in Shagol has two squadrons of front-line Su-34 bombers, received in 2017-2019, and a squadron of Su-24MR reconnaissance aircraft.

https://bmpd.livejournal.com/4444191.html

total number in service must be 126 considering those aircrafts that have crashed/withdrawn

franco wrote:

George1 wrote:total number in service must be 126 considering those aircrafts that have crashed/withdrawn

I show 125 in service before these 4 new ones but this is not an exact process

i follow AMCXXL in numbers. He is an expert

https://www.russiadefence.net/t947p925-su-34-tactical-bomber-news#304234

3 Su-34 crashed in accidents
At least 6 Su-34 have been retired
Then there are as much 122 Su-34 in service:

Dec 06, 2020

New Su-34 bombers arrived in Lipetsk

December 23rd, 1:20
As the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on December 22, 2021, a batch of Su-34 bombers arrived at the State Center for Aviation Personnel Training and Military Testing of the Russian Defense Ministry stationed in Lipetsk. The crews of the Aerospace Forces performed a flight from the Novosibirsk region to a permanent airfield. They covered about four thousand kilometers. Relocation was carried out without intermediate landings.

Previously, the VKS specialists carried out a comprehensive reception of aviation equipment at the manufacturing plant, during which representatives of the aviation engineering service and the flight crew performed control checks of the operation of components and assemblies, systems and mechanisms in various modes on the ground and in the air. In the near future, the aircraft will be used as intended during the winter training period.

From the bmpd side, we indicatethat only one Su-34 bomber with the tail number "16 red" appears in the photo report published by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. It can be assumed that the planes arrived in Lipetsk one by one and the rest were not filmed for the photo reportage. Probably, in fact, in this way, two or three Su-34 front-line bombers of a new construction of the V.P. Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant, a new construction of the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after V.P. P. Chkalov (NAZ named after V.P. Chkalov) - a branch of PJSC Sukhoi Company (within PJSC United Aircraft Corporation - PJSC UAC).

Presumably, these Su-34 aircraft were built by NAZ under a new three-year contract concluded in June 2020 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with PJSC UAC for the construction of 24 Su-34 bombers. Earlier in November, presumably, the first four Su-34s manufactured under the first contract (and the first aircraft of this type, delivered by the enterprise in 2021) entered the 277th based at the Khurba airfield (near Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Territory) Bomber Aviation Regiment of the 303rd Mixed Aviation Division of the 11th Red Banner Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Eastern Military District.

According to known data, now there are nine Su-34 aircraft in Lipetsk as part of the 968th separate mixed aviation regiment of the 4th Center for Military Testing and Personnel Training of the V.P. Chkalov Aerospace Forces. It should be noted that one of the Lipetsk Su-34s already has the side number "16 red".

We also point out that earlier in June 2021, the press service of the Central Military District reportedthat by the end of this year, the 2nd Guards Mixed Aviation Orsha Red Banner Regiment of the 21st Mixed Aviation Division of the 14th Smolensk Red Banner Army of the Air Force and Air Defense should receive the first eight modernized front-line bombers Su-34M, based at the Shagol airfield (Chelyabinsk). Until now, there is no information about such a receipt and, in general, the reliability of this announcement is unclear.

Earlier, in early December, three new Su-35S fighters were also delivered to the 4th Center for Military Testing and Personnel Training of the V.P. Chkalov Aerospace Forces in Lipetsk .





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Guys something I dont understand about su34...

I regularly see photo of this bad boy carrying R77...

What for ? Would the radar of SU34 even pika m be suitable to use these missiles?

If it Carried missiles for self protection then would IR missiles be more suitable? Since the IR capabilities are more suitable for self defense?

Unless su34 has hidden capabilities not known , maybe it could fly as r77 missiles truck cued by su35 and su30? A50u? Can su34 rapidly switch roles in this way?

If so then that's a vast amount of air superiority the Russians are fielding with su34 , because it's not only bomber

User Medo can give a good explanation. Or go through the thread and you'll find your answer. You will find they Suz35 is a very capable fighter.

Arkanghelsk wrote:Guys something I dont understand about su34...
I regularly see photo of this bad boy carrying R77...
What for ? Would the radar of SU34 even pika m be suitable to use these missiles?
If it Carried missiles for self protection then would IR missiles be more suitable? Since the IR capabilities are more suitable for self defense?
Unless su34 has hidden capabilities not known , maybe it could fly as r77 missiles truck cued by su35 and su30? A50u? Can su34 rapidly switch roles in this way?
If so then that's a vast amount of air superiority the Russians are fielding with su34 , because it's not only bomber

Sure it does.
Leninets, who made the radar suite for Su-34, was in charge of upgrading Zaslon of the MiG-31 as well.
Both share some technology&parts.
Su-34 is a follow-on of Su-27IB, where IB states for "istriebitiel-bombardirowszczik" - fighter bomber.

Wow, this is damn incredible.

That means in a military district where russia is fielding maybe 5 to 6 fighter regiments are augmented by the presence of 2 or 3 additional su34 regiments.

In an attack mission, su34 can be behind escorts or even in front with r77s armed ready to engage responding air threats, and proceed to bombing it's original targets.

This is a badass aircraft and more are needed

Arkanghelsk wrote:Guys something I dont understand about su34...

I regularly see photo of this bad boy carrying R77...

What for ? Would the radar of SU34 even pika m be suitable to use these missiles?

If it Carried missiles for self protection then would IR missiles be more suitable? Since the IR capabilities are more suitable for self defense?

Unless su34 has hidden capabilities not known , maybe it could fly as r77 missiles truck cued by su35 and su30? A50u? Can su34 rapidly switch roles in this way?

If so then that's a vast amount of air superiority the Russians are fielding with su34 , because it's not only bomber

Su-34 is not a bomber, but fighter-bomber. Su-34 have fighter capabilities and can turn to 9G although it doesn't have TVC. Radar V004 is well kept in secret. Available data are for the prototype from the nineties, which could track 10 targets and engage 4 targets in the air. That radar was not good enough for RuAF, so they well upgrade it for serial Su-34. Only known info for serial radar is, that they increased radar max range from 240 km for prototype from nineties to 370 km. It can use longer range AAMs as R-27ER and sooner or later they will get R-77-1 AAMs as well.